JAKARTA - Ducati's rider, Francesco Bagnaia is trying to hunt for the world title in Valencia's MotoGP, Sunday, November 6. However, he did not want to insist on winning, because finishing in 14th position was enough to meet his championship target.
After leading the 2022 MotoGP standings with 258 points, Bagnaia's first world title is in sight. The opportunity was wide open because his points were 23 points apart from the defending champion, Fabio Quartararo.
With that advantage, Bagnaia clearly benefited from playing the race at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit. The Italian racer also revealed that his target was not too grandiose, because he only needed to be clear of no more than the 14th position.
"For that (champions), I'm just trying not to finish outside the top 14," Bagnaia said as quoted by Crash, Sunday, November 6.
After seeing and considering the opportunities during the race session, Bagnaia did not really care about the poor results in the qualifying session, Saturday.
Bagnaia can only start from the eighth position, a difference of four grids with Quartararo in 4th position. But for him it won't be a problem, because Bagnaia just wants to look relaxed and unloaded to go through 27 laps.
My main target is not to win, I just have to be calm, understand the existing conditions. I will take risks just to widen the distance. But, after that I just think smartly," said Bagnaia.
"I don't know who will win! Jorge Martin is good. Miguel Oliveira is also competitive. Marc Marquez, Quartararo can have chances," he said.
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